First Advantage is a leading global provider of technology solutions for screening, verifications, safety, and compliance related to human capital. The Company delivers innovative solutions and insights that help customers manage risk and hire the best talent. Enabled by its proprietary technology platform, First Advantage’s products and solutions help companies protect their brands and provide safer environments for their customers and their most important resources: employees, contractors, contingent workers, tenants, and drivers. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, First Advantage performs screens in over 200 countries and territories on behalf of its more than 30,000 customers.

Company profile
Ticker
FA
Exchange
Website
CEO
Mark Parise
Employees
Incorporated
Location
Fiscal year end
Industry (SIC)
Alibaba Group Holding • EBay • Visa • DiDi Global • Uber • PayPal • Accenture • Nielsen • Mastercard • Bread Financial ...
SEC CIK
Corporate docs
Subsidiaries
Corporate Screening Services LLC • FADV (Australia) PTY Limited • FADV B.V. • FADV European Data Center B.V. • FADV Malaysia Sdn. Bhd • Fastball Parent, Inc. • First Advantage (Beijing) Co. Ltd • First Advantage (HK) Limited • First Advantage (Zhuhai) Co. Limited • First Advantage Acquisitions, Inc. ...
IRS number
611437565
FA stock data
Analyst ratings and price targets
Current price
Average target
$14.50
Low target
$14.00
High target
$15.50
B of A Securities
Downgraded
$14.50
Citigroup
Downgraded
$15.50
Barclays
Downgraded
$14.00
RBC Capital
Maintains
$14.00
Latest filings (excl ownership)
8-K
First Advantage Reports Third Quarter 2022 Results
8 Nov 22
10-Q
2022 Q3
Quarterly report
8 Nov 22
10-Q
2022 Q2
Quarterly report
4 Aug 22
8-K
Second Quarter 2022 Highlights
4 Aug 22
8-K
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers
17 Jun 22
10-Q
2022 Q1
Quarterly report
11 May 22
8-K
First Advantage Reports First Quarter 2022 Results
11 May 22
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
28 Apr 22
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
28 Apr 22
10-K
2021 FY
Annual report
23 Mar 22
Latest ownership filings
Financial summary
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Institutional ownership, Q3 2022
13F holders | Current |
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Total holders | 110 |
Opened positions | 15 |
Closed positions | 26 |
Increased positions | 36 |
Reduced positions | 40 |
13F shares | Current |
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Total value | 3.54 bn |
Total shares | 232.56 mm |
Total puts | 0.00 |
Total calls | 0.00 |
Total put/call ratio | – |
Largest owners | Shares | Value |
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Silver Lake Group, L.L.C. | 89.88 mm | $1.15 bn |
Slta V (GP), L.L.C. | 89.88 mm | $1.71 bn |
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 5.39 mm | $69.11 mm |
Vanguard | 5.27 mm | $67.60 mm |
BLK Blackrock | 4.03 mm | $51.76 mm |
Bamco | 4.00 mm | $51.32 mm |
FMR | 3.05 mm | $39.09 mm |
Capital Research Global Investors | 2.96 mm | $37.94 mm |
Capital World Investors | 2.51 mm | $32.19 mm |
Nuveen Asset Management | 2.26 mm | $28.94 mm |
Recent insider trades
Date | Owner | Security | Transaction | Code | Indirect | 10b5-1 | $Price | #Shares | $Value | #Remaining |
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23 Jun 22 | Joseph K. Jaeger | Common Stock | Payment of exercise | Dispose F | No | No | 12.38 | 1,218 | 15.08 k | 712,454 |
23 Jun 22 | Joseph K. Jaeger | Common Stock | Payment of exercise | Dispose F | No | No | 12.63 | 1,218 | 15.38 k | 713,672 |
23 Jun 22 | Joseph K. Jaeger | Common Stock | Option exercise | Acquire M | No | No | 0 | 5,000 | 0.00 | 714,890 |
23 Jun 22 | Joseph K. Jaeger | Common Stock | Option exercise | Acquire M | No | No | 0 | 5,000 | 0.00 | 709,890 |
23 Jun 22 | Joseph K. Jaeger | RSU Common Stock | Option exercise | Dispose M | No | No | 0 | 10,000 | 0.00 | 20,082 |
17 Jun 22 | Bridgett R Price | Common Stock | Grant | Acquire A | No | No | 0 | 15,239 | 0.00 | 15,239 |
15 Jun 22 | Sim Judith | Common Stock | Grant | Acquire A | No | No | 0 | 11,617 | 0.00 | 26,617 |
15 Jun 22 | James Lindsey Clark | Common Stock | Grant | Acquire A | No | No | 0 | 11,617 | 0.00 | 26,617 |
News
First Advantage Announces Branding Of SmartHub
17 Jan 23
Benzinga's Top Ratings Upgrades, Downgrades For January 17, 2023
17 Jan 23
B of A Securities Downgrades First Advantage to Neutral, Announces $14.5 Price Target
17 Jan 23
Citigroup Downgrades First Advantage to Neutral, Announces $15.5 Price Target
12 Jan 23
Benzinga's Top Ratings Upgrades, Downgrades For November 11, 2022
11 Nov 22
Press releases
First Advantage Announces Branding of SmartHub™
17 Jan 23
First Advantage to Release Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Financial Results and Hold Investor Conference Call on February 28, 2023
10 Jan 23
First Advantage Joins Global Mentorship Initiative to Mentor Underserved College Students Around the World
15 Dec 22
First Advantage Reports Third Quarter 2022 Results
8 Nov 22